A Kominar Chronicle: In the beginning… 

UPDATE: Contest is closed, ruling to follow!

Do you like…

• Mail?
• A single postcard? (Click to see back)
• Stamps?
• Ink?
• Mysterious surprises that will make it through customs?

Get your creativity neurons firing, I’m looking for haikus. Topics should be Australia related and humour is appreciated! I’ve given you some fodder to play with in the article below, An Aussie Gentleman.

The winner will receive this postcard and a hand-written note from yours truly. Curious what the mystery surprise is? So am I! I’ll figure it out and the winner can be surprised.

Instructions:
I’m just looking for a 5-7-5 structure, you can disregard the fact that it isn’t really a haiku. However, you can do me a favour and learn about haikus. (Wikipedia)

The deadline is next Sunday, March 26, 2006. Submissions will stop being considered arbitrarily in the afternoon, Gold Coast time.

Post your Haikus in the comments section below. Winner may be contacted via email so don’t forget to fill it out.

An Aussie gentleman is a rare breed. This un-scientific postcard offers only a glimpse into the psyche of the man. He is bold and brazen, rash, crass, and lazy. It’s a wonder why chivalry is dead.

With Nadine’s encouragement I’ve decided to test my mettle and see how I fare. Using a simple yay or nay system, I have tabulated my results based on arbitrary notions of whether I’ve heard or used that word in proper conversation.

Click to see descriptions of these colloquialisms

Yay: G’day mate, He’s Blotto, Fair dinkum, Your shout, Go on, Whadayawant?, Howya going? (Total: 7)

Nay: You Little Ripper!, Rack off, Pull ya head in, Wanna Rage?, You Drongo, Have a Chunder, You pong, Bloody oath!, Give it a go ya mug! (Total: 9)

Whew, 7 of 16! That was a close one, apparently I’ve still got some class about me. Learn some slang and see how you rock up! Leave a comment with your tally.

Zach speaking Australian? I don’t know what you’re talking aboot.

- Nadine

A quick update on the domestic front. A crack in Sebastian’s tank led to the purchase of an upgraded, glass model, with two-way divider. With this new option available, we capitalized and invested in another fish.

I picked out Mr. Property from the store and had always wanted to name something Property, it has a certain air about it. But I digress, division of property was equitable in that Sebastian was made to share his belongings. For the time being he has his bridge and Mr. Property is renting space in the castle.

I took this opportunity to spark my creativity and stitched a movie together using Windows Movie Maker. It helped to reassure Nadine that they will be fast friends. Maybe it can reassure you some how, I’m not so sure…

Click to Watch: Sebastian & Mister Property - New Friends

Today, in the back yard Nadine eyed a Blue Tongue Skink! They’re a common garden creature but are rarely seen. It seemed as if it had just eaten something too. Perhaps a mouse? It was about a foot and quarter and relatively plump.

I caught a video of it scampering around and flicking its tongue.We stood around looking at it for a while until it ran into a neighbouring yard.

Click to Watch the video I took of the Blue Tongue Skink

Interest in learning more? (BlueTongueSkinks.net)